{"id":1711,"date":"2012-04-13T16:41:26","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T23:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/?p=1711"},"modified":"2012-04-13T17:00:16","modified_gmt":"2012-04-14T00:00:16","slug":"wendy-cooks-bacon-wrapped-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/?p=1711","title":{"rendered":"Wendy Cooks &#8211; Bacon Wrapped Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You know if I like something, I will try to make it myself.\u00a0 I am pretty sure I&#8217;ve had Bacon Wrapped Dates before, but the ones I tried a couple of nights ago at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.countrygardencaterers.com\/\">Country Garden Caterer&#8217;s<\/a> Open House was so good that I just had to make some myself.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1712\" title=\"BaconDates-4\" src=\"http:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/BaconDates-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/BaconDates-4.jpg 534w, https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/BaconDates-4-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know how others make them, but this was how I did it:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Cook the bacon in the frying pan to rid the bacon fat as much as you can<\/li>\n<li>Once the bacon is about 80% cooked, transfer to a plate lined with paper towels to absorb the grease<\/li>\n<li>While the bacon is still warm and soft (if you wait until it cools too long, it might get too hard to wrap), cut the bacon in 1\/2<\/li>\n<li>Wrap the date in bacon and secure with a toothpick (soak toothpicks in water beforehand)<\/li>\n<li>Toast the bacon wrapped dates in toaster oven in medium low setting for 5 minutes or to your preference<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1713\" title=\"BaconDates-6\" src=\"http:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/BaconDates-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/BaconDates-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/BaconDates-6-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I had them for afternoon snacks.\u00a0 Sooo yummy!\u00a0 Do you like Bacon Wrapped Dates?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You know if I like something, I will try to make it myself.\u00a0 I am pretty sure I&#8217;ve had Bacon Wrapped Dates before, but the ones I tried a couple of nights ago at Country Garden Caterer&#8217;s Open House was so good that I just had to make some myself. 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